Though the belief that turtles by nature all have long, long lives seems to be kind of a myth. If they're typically considered to be red eared sliders, then it seems they don't luck out after all and have shorter lifespans than humans. (So maybe them seeming older in their teens actually does make sense. But personally I just prefer to believe the mutation would have gained them a human-like lifespan so they can make it to 80 or so.)

Yeah I don't really care for that scientific accuracy.

Don't rats live very short lives? Yet Splinter clearly lives a long time, even in the versions where he has been a rat all along

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So I've watched some of April O'Neil's "videos." They were OK, the lesbian massage ones were the best ones. I skimmed through some of the others, but eh.

The biggest villains were the censors. What they could do without being held back is my question. Shredder could've done more than blow up the Channel Six building. I don't mean as far as murdering Splinter, but think of the possibilities if censors were not an issue. Shredder and Krang combined had the biggest arsenal of any villains in all of the cartoons.

Well, I've always wondered if they ever brushed their teeth, or even washed their hands.

Even though I've never seen them use it, they've always seemed so ... clean. ( Like, how are their teeth even white? )

? I can live without seeing them taking a P,(did you mean bathroom in general?) erm..and teeth, well they look clean to me. We don't see April brush her hair but she would do. I imagine within their situation Splinter would have taught them to wash. There was a hint that Mikey smelled so I assumed that meant the others didn't.

Hey, some things still should be left up to interpretation. lol I mean, obviously they would have a bathroom and were seemingly taught proper hygiene (some probably adhering to it better than others...), but it doesn't seem like too many of their sort of show actually goes into it very often anyhow. Although, if this next one is more like some other kinds of shows Nick does, maybe you'll get your wish.

You want proof they have the proper facilitates at home... Donnie, given that he's got his hands in building their vehicles and whatnot, isn't going around covered in grease stains all the time, is he?

Sans Rise!, he never looked nor appeared all that different from his brothers. In fact, until recently, he had nearly the same body type/ head shape as his bros. ( In Mirage, he looked exactly like all the other turtles! )

Since Rise!Mike appears to be both the smallest and the roundest of them all, I could kind of see why people would label him the "cutest". But still ...

So, is it some sort of a personal preference? Is it because of personality, taste, aesthetic, etc.?

Imo, it's just kind of a youngest sibling trope/stereotype of a youngest claiming to be the cutest, funniest, etc. The typical youngest who may try to charm their way through anything. In-show sibling dynamics more than actual visual aesthetics. Mikey claims it so people go with it.

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But man would it all hit the fan hard if "Rise" took this (being the "cute, funny one") away... A dull Mikey could potentially make it tank.

Though, with that in mind, a zoned-out ultra chill "hippy" Mike might be interesting to see. A kind that needs to be tied to a string so he doesn't float away in a state of zen. Much more so than the "surfer dude" Mike, but maybe one where April might get concerned that he might have eaten something he shouldn't without realizing.